arg

See also: Arg, ARG, and Arg.

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

arg (plural args)

1. (programming, informal) An argument; a value passed as a parameter.

   The first arg needs to be an int.

Symbol

arg

1. (mathematics) argument function

Anagrams

• GAR, Gra, RGA, gar, rag

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Albanian

Alternative forms

• argull (Tosk), ergjëz (standard), ergjiz

Etymology

Arbëreshë; from Proto-Albanian *arga, from Proto-Indo-European *Horgʰi (compare Armenian ոջիլ (oǰil)).

Noun

arg m

1. (Arbëresh) nit

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Estonian

Etymology

From , from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Compare German arg.

Adjective

arg (genitive ara, partitive arga, comparative arem, superlative kõige arem)

1. cowardly, shy

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German

Etymology

From Old High German arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

arg (comparative ärger, superlative am ärgsten)

1. bad

   im Argen liegen ― to be in disorder

2. intense

Usage notes

Capitalized Arg- with any ending other than -s is in fact the (nominalized) adjective arg, not the noun Arg.

Related terms

• Arg
• ärgern
• arglos
• Argwohn
• argwöhnisch

Further reading

• “arg” in Duden online

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish orcaid.

Verb

arg (present analytic argann, future analytic argfaidh, verbal noun argain, past participle argtha)

1. (transitive) destroy, plunder

Conjugation

conjugation of arg (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	argaim	argann tú; argair†	argann sé, sí	argaimid	argann sibh	argann siad; argaid†	a argann; a argas / a n-argann*; a n-argas*	argtar
	past	d'arg mé; d'argas / arg mé‡; argas‡	d'arg tú; d'argais / arg tú; argais‡	d'arg sé, sí / arg sé, sí‡	d'argamar; d'arg muid / argamar; arg muid‡	d'arg sibh; d'argabhair / arg sibh; argabhair‡	d'arg siad; d'argadar / arg siad; argadar‡	a d'arg / ar arg*	argadh; hargadh†
	past habitual	d'argainn / argainn‡; n-argainn‡‡	d'argtá / argtá‡; n-argtᇇ	d'argadh sé, sí / argadh sé, sí‡; n-argadh sé, s퇇	d'argaimis; d'argadh muid / argaimis; argadh muid‡; n-argaimis‡‡; n-argadh muid‡‡	d'argadh sibh / argadh sibh‡; n-argadh sibh‡‡	d'argaidís; d'argadh siad / argaidís; argadh siad‡; n-argaidís‡‡; n-argadh siad‡‡	a d'argadh / a n-argadh*	d'argtaí / argtaí‡; n-argta퇇
future		argfaidh mé; argfad	argfaidh tú; argfair†	argfaidh sé, sí	argfaimid; argfaidh muid	argfaidh sibh	argfaidh siad; argfaid†	a argfaidh; a argfas / a n-argfaidh*; a n-argfas*	argfar
conditional		d'argfainn / argfainn‡; n-argfainn‡‡	d'argfá / argfá‡; n-argfᇇ	d'argfadh sé, sí / argfadh sé, sí‡; n-argfadh sé, s퇇	d'argfaimis; d'argfadh muid / argfaimis‡; argfadh muid‡; n-argfaimis‡‡; n-argfadh muid‡‡	d'argfadh sibh / argfadh sibh‡; n-argfadh sibh‡‡	d'argfaidís; d'argfadh siad / argfaidís‡; argfadh siad‡; n-argfaidís‡‡; n-argfadh siad‡‡	a d'argfadh / a n-argfadh*	d'argfaí / argfaí‡; n-argfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go n-arga mé; go n-argad†	go n-arga tú; go n-argair†	go n-arga sé, sí	go n-argaimid; go n-arga muid	go n-arga sibh	go n-arga siad; go n-argaid†	—	go n-argtar
	past	dá n-argainn	dá n-argtá	dá n-argadh sé, sí	dá n-argaimis; dá n-argadh muid	dá n-argadh sibh	dá n-argaidís; dá n-argadh siad	—	dá n-argtaí
imperative		argaim	arg	argadh sé, sí	argaimis	argaigí; argaidh†	argaidís	—	argtar
verbal noun		argain
past participle		argtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
arg	n-arg	harg	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “arg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oirgid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Middle English

Adjective

arg

1. Alternative form of argh

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• arc, arga

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *argaz, whence also Old English earg, Old Norse argr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arɣ/, /arɡ/

Adjective

arg

1. bad, wicked, godless

Derived terms

• argī

Descendants

• Middle High German: arc
  • Central Franconian: ärch, arch (Moselle Franconian)
  • German: arg
  • Luxembourgish: uerg
  • → Medieval Latin: arga

Further reading

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish argher, from Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic *argaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orǵʰ-, *h₃erǵʰ- (“to copulate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arj/

• Audio:

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Adjective

arg (comparative argare, superlative argast)

1. angry

   Elin blev mycket arg när hennes hund kissade i köket.

   Elin was very angry when her dog peed in the kitchen.

Declension

Inflection of arg
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	arg	argare	argast
Neuter singular	argt	argare	argast
Plural	arga	argare	argast
Masculine plural3	arge	argare	argast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	arge	argare	argaste
All	arga	argare	argaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms

• vred
• ilsken

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Veps

Etymology

From .

Adjective

arg

1. shy

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From , from .

Adjective

1. Apt, skilful, energetic, capable.

2. Angry.